Conservative outlet Newsmax dropped from DirecTV’s channel lineup despite GOP pleas

By Conrad Hoyt

Published January 25, 2023 7:20am ET

Conservative outlet Newsmax dropped from DirecTV’s channel lineup despite GOP pleas — This Aug. 8, 2006 file photo shows the DirecTV building in El Segundo, Calif. AT&T says it is buying DirecTV for $95 per share, or $49 billion, a move that gives the telecommunications company a larger base of video subscribers and increases its ability to compete against Comcast and Time Warner Cable, which agreed to a merger in February. (AP Photo/Reed Saxon)

DirecTV dropped conservative news outlet Newsmax from its channel lineup Wednesday despite pleas from House Republicans who said the action would affect their ability to reach constituents.

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